Aerial view from the top of Carlton Peak in the Sawtooth Mountains along Lake Superior’s North Shore. At 1,526 feet above sea level, 924 feet above Lake Superior, Carlton Peak is not the tallest peak of the region, but certainly the most distinctive. From a distance, it stands out as a lone high point, separate from the ridges to the north and south.

Aerial view from the top of Carlton Peak in the Sawtooth Mountains along Lake Superior’s North Shore. At 1,526 feet above sea level, 924 feet above Lake Superior, Carlton Peak is not the tallest peak of the region, but certainly the most distinctive. From a distance, it stands out as a lone high point, separate from the ridges to the north and south.

Aerial view from the top of Carlton Peak in the Sawtooth Mountains along Lake Superior’s North Shore. At 1,526 feet above sea level, 924 feet above Lake Superior, Carlton Peak is not the tallest peak of the region, but certainly the most distinctive. From a distance, it stands out as a lone high point, separate from the ridges to the north and south.